Post-Acquisition Steps (PGM Editor)

Immediately after data acquisition, you can perform certain data reprocessing steps. You can use the Post-acquisition steps view to define these steps in the Program via the PGM Editor. (Also, refer to Control  The PGM Editor.)

The following data reprocessing steps are available in the Post-acquisition view:

• Arithmetic combination of channels (arithmetic combination of 2D channels - see  Combining Channels via Arithmetic Operations)

• Copy Channel (see  Copying a Channel)

• Create Fraction Analysis Samples (see Collecting Fractions Automatically (Autopurification)  Creating Fraction-Type Samples)

• Create Purification Samples (see Collecting Fractions Automatically (Autopurification)  Creating Preparation-Type Samples)

 Tip:

The Create Fraction Analysis Samples and Create Purification Samples options are part of Autopurification. They are visible only if the Extended Fraction Collection license is installed and if a connection to the server exists. A connection exists if a PGM File is associated with a timebase, the server on which this timebase resides is running, and the client is connected to this server.

• Extract ED channel (for extracting an ED channel – only possible if 3D_Amp data is available)

• Extract MS channel (for extracting a Mass Trace - only possible if MS data is available; see Using Mass Spectrometers  Extracting Mass Traces Afterward)

• Extract optimum integration path (for extracting the Optimum Integration Path - only possible if a 3D field is available; see Displaying and Using Spectra Libraries  Selecting the Optimum Integration Path)

• Extract UV channel (for extracting a UV channel - only possible if a 3D field is available; the procedure is similar to selecting the optimum integration path)

• Smooth data (for chromatogram Smoothing - see Working with Chromatograms  Performing Data Smoothing)

For more information, refer to Creating and Modifying Programs  Adding Post-Acquisition Steps.